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A comedian will help to study prostate cancer

To draw public attention to the problem of insufficient funding for prostate cancer research, the charity Prostate Cancer UK is launching a campaign, the face of which will be the English comic actor Bill Bailey.

09.01.2013
Healthy skepticism

Fake science

What makes scientists, willingly or unwittingly, falsify the results and what can be done about it?

09.01.2013
Nanotechnology

Quantum dots from worms

Earthworms have been turned into a factory for the production of biocompatible quantum dots from cadmium telluride.

28.12.2012
Various

Informatized healthcare in Russia

The Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation summed up the results of the implementation of measures for the informatization of healthcare in 2012.

28.12.2012
Other life sciences

Atherosclerosis and immunity: is it the opposite?

Researchers from Columbia University have shown that the immune response to atherosclerosis is dominated not by pro-inflammatory T-lymphocytes, as is commonly believed, but by protective regulatory T-cells.

27.12.2012
Your health

Call the doctor!

The doctor search service DocDoc has opened its first branch in St. Petersburg, where it plans to become in 2013 the only Internet resource with the maximum amount of information about specialist doctors and major medical centers.

26.12.2012
Your health

The doctor who is always with you

The device attached to the arm monitors blood pressure, pulse, respiratory rate and temperature. With its help, the doctor can remotely – via a PC, tablet or smartphone – monitor the patient's health around the clock.

26.12.2012
Various

Healthcare-2020

Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 2511-p of December 24, 2012 approved the "State Program for the Development of Healthcare of the Russian Federation".

26.12.2012
Other life sciences

Medicine of the future

Candidate of Medical Sciences Roman Deev – about the paradigm of preventive medicine, cyborgization of people and medicine in the distant future.

25.12.2012
Cellular technologies

Blood vessels from stem cells: another success

Growing blood vessels is a difficult task, but bioengineers from Johns Hopkins University have solved the main problem: they achieved the formation of two types of tissues from stem cells, which are necessary for the formation of veins and arteries.

25.12.2012
Other life sciences

Why fat is good for the brain: new data

To start the formation of new neurons, two "fatty" molecules are needed: cholic acid, a derivative of bile acid, and a substance 24.25-EC, a derivative of cholesterol.

25.12.2012
Grants and competitions

Elevator to the future: another tour

The charitable Foundation "Sistema" announces a new round of the scholarship program "Elevator to the Future" – for the second semester of the 2012-2013 academic year.

25.12.2012
Your health

The patient has the right...

The patient can protect the violated rights independently or with the help of his representative. Adults (over 18 years old) and capable citizens – patients can independently protect their rights.

24.12.2012
Cellular technologies

Stem cells: life after death

In a corpse, unlike a living person, you can take all mesenchymal stem cells without looking back at the well-being of the "donor".

24.12.2012
Various

Humanity is at a crossroads

The next 50-60 years of our history will provide humanity with two opportunities – either an extraordinary flourishing, which has never happened before, or a gradual decline.

24.12.2012
Cellular technologies

Embryonic stem cells found a "differentiation switch"

A new study describes the process of "turning off" genes "turned on" in embryonic stem cells (ESCs), which is crucial for the transformation of stem cells into various types of differentiated cells.

24.12.2012
Genetic engineering

Is genetically modified salmon not dangerous?

If, as expected, the FDA experts allow the use of genetically modified salmon, this will be the first time in the world that an official permit has been issued for the consumption of an animal created with the use of biotechnology.

24.12.2012